Magazine razor blade holder



1944. J. A. GUI'M OND 4 2,352,538

' MAGAZINE RAZOR BLADE HOLDER June 27,.

-. 2 Sheets-Sheet l Filed Oct. 25, 1943 INVENTOQ June 27, 1944- J. A. GUIMOND 2,352,538

MAGAZINE RAZOR BLADE-HOLDER Filed "Oct, 25, 1943 Z SheetS-Sheet 2 Patented June 27, 1944 MAGAZINE- RAZOR BLADE HOLDER,

Joseph Albert Guimond, Montreal, QuebeaCanada, assignor to Marie Florida Gisele Yvette Giguere (nee Guimond), Noranda, Quebec,

Canada Application October 25, 1943, Serial No. 507,63?

2 Claims.

features of construction, as pointed out broadly specifically in the claims for novelty following a description containing an explanation in detail of an acceptable form of the invention.

The objects of the invention are to devise a magazine in the head of a razor having means for ejecting an old blade and replacing the same with a new blade; to facilitate shaving operations and avoid the necessity of having to look for a new blade when desired and most needed; to construct a razor head in which the blades are easily inserted and movable through means located within the head itself and operated from the head, thereby greatly simplifying the structure thereof and eliminating the necessity of using surplus parts which would otherwise occur; to eliminate the necessity of taking the razor apart in order to replace the blade; and generally to provide a magazine safety razor that will be durable in structure, made of comparatively few Parts and economical in use.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of the razor.

Figure 2 is an enlarged plan view of the razor head.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view as taken on the lines 3-3 in Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view of the razor head and illustrating a blade in position for use.

Figure 5 is a vertical sectional view of the razor head and illustrating the method of ejecting the blade from the magazine to an operative position in the razor head.

Figure 6 is an enlarged detail of an acceptable type of blade.

Heretofore, many attempts have been made to devise a means for including a blade cartridge to a safety razor, with more or less success, but it has been found that such structures have been somewhat impractical, due to the fact that the means for ejecting the old blade and replacing the same with a new blade from the cartridge in the head did not prevent the permeation of moisture into the head when the razor was immersed in water, and furthermore, such means are costly and increase the bulk of the razor itself.

It is therefore, the purpose of this invention to provide a simple means which will form a part of the head for controlling the movements of the blades and at the same time insure the head being water tight, and avoid all unnecessary parts, such as, in the blade controlling means being situated in the handle portion of the razor.

Like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the various figures.

Referring to the drawings: Thesafety razor is provided with a head having a container as indicated by numeral I0, for reception of the blades II, and such blades are constantly held in tension by means of a tension spring l2, located and secured within the bottom the container.

One vertical wall l3 of the container flares at right angles to the container to form a blade support I4 and is provided with a protuberance to limit the maximum movement of the blade. The top wall It of the container has a recess I1 formed on its inner surface for the introduction of a slotted lever or bar l8. This slotted lever has one end l9 secured to the grip member by means of the shaft 2! while the other end 22 of the lever is provided with a slot 23, which is engaged by the connecting member 24, the latter being secured to the block 25 to engage and eject the blade from the container.

The grip member 20 is located on the exterior of the head, that is to say above the top wall and this top wall has the lip 26 for engagement with the upper surface of a blade when the blade is in operative position on the blade support and helps to keep such blade rigidly in. The blade H is made with a central recess 29 located in its rear edge large enough to receive the block 25 for the purpose of ejecting the blade. The razor head is provided with handle 28 and the means for introducing the blades into the container may be accomplished in many ways, such as for example by providing a sliding door 30 engaging with the parallel grooves 3| and 32 formed at one end of the head.

In the operation of the invention one end of the razor head is opened by the removal of the door, therefrom, and the blades are simply introduced in the container formed in the head and held in position under spring tension. The door is then closed and the ejecting mechanismis brought into operation by manually turning the grip member thereby causing the block to en'- gage with the uppermost blade and to bring the same into operative position on the blade guard and the razor is then ready for use. When it is desired to replace the blade with a new one, all

that is necessary to do is simply remove the old blade from its operative position and bring into operation the ejecting mechanism for the introduction of the new blade into operative position.

What I claim is:

1. A magazine razor blade holder comprising a head having an open end, a blade container formed in said head and in alignment with the open end thereof, a closure for the open end of said head, a blade support forming a part of said head, a grip member mounted on the top wall of said head, a lever pivotly secured to said grip member through the top wall of said head,

and a block connected to said lever and adapted tained insaid container.

to form the abutting means for engagement with the blades When in the head.

2. A magazine razor blade holder comprising a head having an open end, a blade container formed in said head, a closure for the open end of said head, a blade support forming a part of said head, a grip member mounted on the top wall of] said head, a slotted bar pivotly secured to said grip member through the top wall of said head, and a block slidably connected to said slotted bar and adapted to form the ejecting memher and engage with the uppermost blade con- JOSEPH ALBERT GUIMOND. 

